if you consider anthroposophy as a value community, then businesses that support that community could be considered phyles
Michel
Such as businesses ( and banks ) related to the Anthroposophic movement ?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthroposophy
Or schools supported by a network of cooperatives under the umbrella of the Mondragon Corporation ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondragon_CorporationOr the Marinaleda commune and cooperative ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marinaleda,_SpainOn Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 8:21 AM, Michel Bauwens <michel@p2pfoundation.net> wrote:
an important aspect of a phyle would be its global identity, so a coop can be a phyle but not necessarily, and a phyle can be a coop but not necessarity--On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 9:34 PM, Dante-Gabryell Monson <dante.monson@gmail.com> wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intentional_community" They typically also share responsibilities and resources. "business-empowered communities: they are not companies linked to a community, but transnational communities that have acquired enterprises in order to gain continuity in time and robustnessExample of a Phyle which does not call itself a Phyle ?
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